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Non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, urban was 0.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.0%
Change on year
up 36.8%
World rank
46th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 1990
All-time low
0.0%
in 2020
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

0.0050.010.0150.021989200520211989: 0.016 % of urban employed population in working age1990: 0.021 % of urban employed population in working age1991: 0.018 % of urban employed population in working age1992: 0.013 % of urban employed population in working age1993: 0.01 % of urban employed population in working age1994: 0.015 % of urban employed population in working age1995: 0.017 % of urban employed population in working age1996: 0.012 % of urban employed population in working age1997: 0.014 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.012 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.016 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.009 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.013 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.015 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.013 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.013 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.01 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.013 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.008 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.01 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.009 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.008 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.008 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.009 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.006 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.007 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.007 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.02 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.007 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.006 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.006 % of urban employed population in working age2020: 0.004 % of urban employed population in working age2021: 0.005 % of urban employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed population in working age.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.0% for non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, urban in 2021.

The figure is up 36.8% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.

Costa Rica ranks 46th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica, year by year

Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1989 0.0% —
1990 0.0% +26.1%
1991 0.0% -14.1%
1992 0.0% -27.4%
1993 0.0% -20.7%
1994 0.0% +41.9%
1995 0.0% +15.1%
1996 0.0% -25.3%
1997 0.0% +9.3%
1998 0.0% -8.9%
1999 0.0% +27.1%
2000 0.0% -41.4%
2001 0.0% +37.0%
2002 0.0% +18.3%
2003 0.0% -12.5%
2004 0.0% -1.9%
2005 0.0% -25.3%
2006 0.0% +32.2%
2007 0.0% -36.9%
2008 0.0% +21.8%
2009 0.0% -5.0%
2010 0.0% -13.6%
2011 0.0% +3.4%
2012 0.0% +8.9%
2013 0.0% -28.5%
2014 0.0% +3.7%
2015 0.0% +4.3%
2016 0.0% +186.0%
2017 0.0% -65.2%
2018 0.0% -7.5%
2019 0.0% -12.7%
2020 0.0% -29.8%
2021 0.0% +36.8%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 0.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 4.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 72% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 43 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0% compare
  2. 44 Uruguay 0.0% compare
  3. 45 Jordan 0.0% compare
  4. 47 South Africa 0.0% compare
  5. 48 Ireland 0.0% compare
  6. 49 Gambia 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica?
Non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica was 0.0% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
What is the lowest non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
How does Costa Rica rank for non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, urban?
Costa Rica ranks 46th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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